More safe places needed to curb baby dumping issue
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah has highlighted the importance of having more safe places like the baby hatch for women to go, especially when they have the urge to baby dump. The Minister of Women, Early Childhood, and Community Wellbeing Development stressed the significance of teenage mothers having a safe place that enables them to reach […]
Sarawak identifies strategies to address ageing population
KUCHING: Sarawak government has identified several strategies that are considered appropriate for immediate implementation to strengthen preparedness and readiness in facing the challenges of becoming an aged nation by 2028.Minister of Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah discussed the challenges and strategies related to ageing in the region at the […]
Minister upbeat about UNICEF partnership
KUCHING: Ministry of Women, Childhood, and Community Wellbeing Development is looking forward to working together with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on several projects aimed at improving the lives of children in Sarawak. Its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah expressed her enthusiasm for this collaboration, which includes initiatives like the Indigenous Community […]
Learn from COVID-19 lessons, says minister
DALAT: We should view the COVID-19 pandemic as a learning experience instead of just focusing on its negative aspects, according to the Minister of Women, Children and Community Wellbeing Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. Fatimah recalled that Sarawak began its journey towards the digital economy under the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang […]
Sarawak athletes shine at 12th Asean Para Games
KUCHING: Sarawak athletes have made a significant contribution to the Malaysian contingent’s medal tally at the 12th Asean Para Games in Cambodia, securing 34 medals. They won 13 gold, 12 silver and nine bronze medals, making up 27.9 per cent of the total medals collected by the national contingent. Sarawak Minister for Women, Childhood and […]
Water supply to rural areas affected by drought
KUCHING: The Social Welfare Department (JKM) is prepared to send water to any areas affected by the current hot and dry weather. Sarawak Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah stressed that JKM are prepared to send as many mineral water bottles as needed to areas that depend only on […]
Chegu Aiman gadget expands with second branch
BY LILIANA SHERYN KUCHING: Chegu Aiman Gadget, a local mobile phone store, celebrated the opening of their second branch in Samarahan today (April 1). The opening ceremony was officiated by the Women, Early Childhood and Community Well-being minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. In congratulating the owner, Fatimah said, “Aiman Abdul Hamid is one of those […]
Ministry, press pixmen to hold iftar
KUCHING: Ministry for Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development (KWPK) in collaboration with the Sarawak Press Photographers Association (SPPA) will organise an Iftar Ramadan with the homeless, urban poor, single mothers and orphans this coming April 14. Its minister, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the breaking of fast programme would be held at the […]
State to work with UNICEF on children’s rights
KUCHING: The Ministry of Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development (KWPK) held a two-day technical meeting with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Malaysia to promote the rights and wellbeing of children in Sarawak. Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said her ministry is happy to collaborate with UNICEF to help in advocating the […]
An aged state by 2028
BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA & GOH PEI PEI KUCHING: Sarawak will be among the first state in Malaysia to have an ageing population, said Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. The Minister of Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development revealed that 15 per cent of Sarawak’s population will be aged 60 and above by the year […]
